April 22, 2009
My brother hates tequila. An excerpt:
Tequila is, obviously, one of the more vile substances on the planet. At its worst it tastes like motor oil, and at its best it tastes like classy motor oil. Oh, if you pour orange juice and grenadine into it, it looks pretty for a few seconds, but then you stir it. And I have to ask: what substance in the universe is not sweetened by grenadine?
I hear some of you saying “but it’s vile, that’s precisely the point.” But it’s not even the most vile! I’d encourage you to drink pisco, which is sort of like Peruvian rum, but the taste is something I can only compare to the time I made a drink entirely out of Canadian Mist (the Plastic-Bottled Whiskey!) and room-temperature Jägermeister.
Check out the rest of it…totally worth a click.
There you go, bro. Hope your server can handle the traffic.
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April 8, 2009
My niece Morrigan makes Time.com.
When I showed my kid, her only comment was “Cool…but mine should be yellow and blue!”
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March 25, 2009
You can get a free NRA membership at this link.
H/T to SayUncle.
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March 14, 2009
Pretty heavy traffic at the gunshow. A few thoughts:
- No wait to get in. My little one and I got there about 11:00, and no wait.
- V wasn’t the only kid there, and wasn’t the only girl, either. It’s great to see that.
- Funny aside. V and I had a chat before about the “no touching” rule. “Remember, honey, some people don’t want you to touch their stuff. If you want to touch something, we have to ask permission.” A few minutes into our walk through, V, at the top of her lungs…”Daddy! That LITTLE BOY IS TOUCHING!!!!,” she shouts, pointing at a youngster of about 9 or so, 4 years her senior. It was a nice improvement. Usually she is yelling at patrons for 4 rules violations.
- AR mania seems to be dying down a bit. There were parts a plenty, uppers, and complete rifles. I was able to get two DPMS lower part kits to finish off my receivers.
- I also picked up a Magpul CTR buttstock for my carbine. Wow. What a piece of gear! Not a hint of a rattle on my AR now.
- Plenty of ammo around. Prices were reasonable, except for the optimistic gentleman selling .380 ball for $25 a box. “Only .380 at the show,” he said proudly. At that price, it will be there a while.
All in all, an enjoyable afternoon!
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March 14, 2009
I’m off to the Merchandise Mart to visit the gun show here in Charlotte. I’ll be the geeky looking guy with the Mickey Mouse hat.
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February 27, 2009
From the Barrel of a Gun alerted me to NC Senate Bill 235, which would allow concealed handgun permit holders to carry in restaurants that serve alcohol.
I’ve already written my senator, and called the office. You do likewise, please.
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February 27, 2009
I’ve spent the last two days at home taking care of a sick munchkin. She had a high fever and coughing. As seems to be generally the case, I seem to be getting whatever it is she had. Right in time for the weekend. *Sigh*
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February 26, 2009
Eric Holder has announced that the Obama team is planning on banning guns-that-look-like-assault-weapons. Lets hope they manage to keep the provision prohibiting the “shoulder thing that goes up”.
Saddle up, folks. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
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February 21, 2009
Alan at Snarky Bytes being sensible about GM’s troubles:
Recessions are a necessary part of the economy. Like seasons and forest fires, they strip out the dead and useless and leave room for new growth. Recessions are not a crises to be managed and trying to avoid or mitigate them only make things worse. The ONLY thing that government spending can do to a recession is make it worse.
Amen! The longer we try to forstall the inevitable, the more good money we will throw after bad. A short, sharp pain now is much better then a long, drawn-out “bailout” that will ultimately end in failure.
Oh, and I’ve added Snarky Bytes to the blogroll.
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February 21, 2009
All the cool kids are doing it!
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